Eager v. Pub. Util. Comm.

Frank Eager applied to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to permit him to operate a bus line between Waterloo, Indiana, and Bryan, Ohio. On hearing of the application, the Commission refused to grant the permit in spite of the fact that said permit has not been protested by the only transportation company which could have even a slight interest in the outcome of the matter.

Bryan is situated in the northwestern part of Ohio, near to Indiana’s boundary. Waterloo is a few miles past the boundary in Indiana. It is claimed in the Supreme Court…